How to pronounce snark
Say it like SNARK. Snark is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- SNARK
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Snark pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- SNARKSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of snark
- Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead.
British respelling: SNAHK.
What does snark mean?
- an attitude or expression of mocking irreverence and sarcasm.
- To express oneself in a snarky fashion.
- The fictional creature of Lewis Carroll's poem, used allusively to refer to fruitless quest or search.
- A graph in which every node has three branches, and the edges cannot be coloured in fewer than four colours without two edges of the same colour meeting at a point.
- A fluke or unrepeatable result or detection in an experiment.“Cabrera's Valentine's Day monopole detection or some extremely energetic cosmic rays could be examples of snarks.”
Where does snark come from?
Noun sense “snide remark” as back-formation from snarky (1906), from obsolete snark (“to snore, snort”, verb) (1866), from Middle English *snarken (“to snore”), from Proto-West Germanic *snarkōn, equivalent to snore + -k.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
- sarcasm
- snideness
Words that rhyme with snark
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of snark.
Questions about saying snark
How do you pronounce snark?
Say SNARK. The American pronunciation is /snɑrk/. In British English it is /snɑːk/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in snark?
Snark is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: SNARK.
Is snark pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. Americans pronounce the r after a vowel; most British speakers leave it silent and lengthen the vowel instead. The British form is /snɑːk/ (SNAHK).